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Motion for GNSO Council Review of ICANN81 GAC Communiqué

Submitted by: Tomslin Samme-Nlar

Whereas,

1.  The Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) advises the ICANN Board on issues of public policy, and especially where there may be an interaction between ICANN's activities or policies and national laws or international agreements. It usually does so as part of a Communiqué, which is published towards the end of every ICANN meeting;
2. The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) is responsible for developing and recommending to the ICANN Board substantive policies relating to generic top-level domains;
3. The GNSO Council has expressed a desire to provide feedback to the ICANN Board on issues in the GAC Communiqué as these relate to generic top-level domains to inform the ICANN Board as well as the broader community of past, present, or future gTLD policy activities that may directly or indirectly relate to Advice provided by the GAC;
4.   The GNSO Council's review of GAC Communiqué Advice and Issues of Importance is intended to further enhance the co-ordination and promote the sharing of information on gTLD related policy activities between the GAC, Board, and the GNSO.

Resolved,

1. The GNSO Council adopts the GNSO Review of the ICANN81 Istanbul Communiqué on Issues of Importance (there was no GAC Advice provided for ICANN81) [INSERT LINK] and requests that the GNSO Council Chair communicate the GNSO Council Review of ICANN81 GAC Communiqué on Issues of Importance to the ICANN Board;
2. The GNSO Council requests that the GNSO Liaison to the GAC also informs the GAC of the communication between the GNSO Council and the ICANN Board.

GNSO Council Motion to Approve the GNSO Council Recommendations Report to the ICANN Board regarding the Phase 2 Final Recommendations from the Expedited Policy Development Process on Internationalized Domain Names

Submitted by: Tomslin Samme-Nlar

Whereas:

1. On 13 November 2024, the GNSO Council approved the twenty (20) Full Consensus Outputs (fourteen [14] policy recommendations and six [6] implementation guidance) from the Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) Phase 2 Final Report by a GNSO Supermajority;
2. On 9 December 2024, as required under the ICANN Bylaws, a GNSO Council Recommendations Report to the ICANN Board on the approved EPDP recommendations was submitted to the GNSO Council for its consideration.

Resolved:

1. The GNSO Council approves the Recommendations Report to the ICANN Board regarding the Phase 2 Final Recommendations from the EPDP on IDNs [INSERT LINK] and instructs the GNSO Secretariat to transmit the report to the ICANN Board and communicate the outcomes from the GNSO Council's decision as appropriate.

Motion - Confirmation of GNSO Representative to the Empowered Community Administration

Submitted by: Tomslin Samme-Nlar

Whereas,

1. The GNSO Council confirmed in November 2024 that the GNSO Chair (currently Greg DiBiase) will represent the GNSO as the Decisional Participant on the Empowered Community (EC) Administration on an interim basis;
2. The GNSO Council leadership team subsequently met to agree who from the Council leadership should perform the role of GNSO representative to the Empowered Community Administration and mutually agreed that Tomslin Samme-Nlar, GNSO Vice Chair, would serve in the role.

Resolved,

1. The GNSO Council hereby confirms that Tomslin Samme-Nlar, GNSO Vice Chair, will represent the GNSO as the Decisional Participant on the Empowered Community Administration until the end of his term at ICANN84;
2. The GNSO representative shall act solely as directed by the GNSO Council in accordance with the ICANN Bylaws and other related GNSO Operating Procedures;
3. The GNSO Council requests the GNSO Secretariat to communicate this decision to the ICANN Secretary which will serve as the required written certification from the GNSO Chair designating the individual who shall represent the Decisional Participant on the EC Administration.

Motion - Empowered Community Approval Action on Fundamental Bylaws Amendments to Article 4 Accountability and Review, 4.2 Reconsideration

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